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Firefighters have tackled a blaze in the roof of a property in Thorpe St Andrew. Picture: Chris Bishop Archant Firefighters have tackled a blaze in the roof of a property in Thorpe St Andrew. Fire engines from Carrow, Sprowston, Earlham, Hethersett and Wroxham were called to a house at Yarmouth Road shortly after 7.15pm on Wednesday.The affected property is believed to be a former hotel.• Updates to follow … [Read more...] about Firefighters tackle roof blaze in Thorpe St Andrew

PUBLISHED: 09:41 23 July 2018 | UPDATED: 09:41 23 July 2018 The fire as seen from the aerial platform at the former Thorpe House Langley Preparatory School site in Yarmouth Road, Thorpe St Andrew. Picture: Geraldine Scott. Archant An investigation into an arson attack at a derelict 19th century former school in Thorpe St Andrew has been closed by police. The fire as seen from the aerial platform at the former Thorpe House Langley Preparatory School site in Yarmouth Road, Thorpe St Andrew. Picture: Geraldine Scott.Fire gutted part of the former Langley Preparatory School at Beech Hill, off Yarmouth Road, on Sunday, June 3 this year.Around 40 firefighters tackled the blaze at its peak.Norfolk Police launched an arson investigation, but today confirmed that all lines of enquiry have been “exhausted”.A police spokesman said the crime has now been closed.A fire which took hold at the former Langley Preparatory School site is thought to have been arson. Picture: Dominic … [Read more...] about Investigation into arson attack at former Thorpe St Andrew school closed by police

Donald Trump spent more than three years trying to establish a “landmark” hotel at the world-famous home of golf, making at least four failed offers for one of Scotland’s showpiece properties, a Scotland on Sunday investigation can reveal. The US president and his children held high-level talks with senior Scottish banking executives to try and take over Hamilton Hall in St Andrews, one of the most prized venues in world golf, which is now home to some of Scotland’s most expensive properties. However, Trump was repeatedly rebuffed in his attempts to secure financing for what would have been his first international hotel venture. The 71-year-old offered to pay as much as £23m to secure the grand 19th century building overlooking the Old Course’s 18th green. But he insisted on receiving a mortgage and loan totalling £38m, a deal financiers deemed “too risky.” One Bank of Scotland executive who met the property magnate at Trump Tower … [Read more...] about Donald Trump’s failed attempts to buy landmark St Andrews hotel

Jeremy Corbyn will today reiterate his pledge to introduce a new national holiday to mark the patron saints of England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland. He will tell a union conference on Monday – St George’s Day – that after eight years of “damaging Tory austerity”, Britain’s workers deserve a day off. In his speech, the Labour leader will also point to the Windrush scandal, claiming that the “sickening Go Home vans” used in 2013 showed that the government’s “patriotic posturing” was a sham. Read more Corbyn wasn’t prepared for May’s bombshell about the landing cards Two-thirds think Corbyn’s Labour has prejudice problem, says poll May wins second vote on Syria action as Corbyn demands new war law Corbyn secures emergency debate on military action in Syria Under Labour’s proposals, UK-wide public holidays will be held on St David’s Day (March 1), St Patrick’s Day (March … [Read more...] about Jeremy Corbyn reiterates plan for four new public holidays, including St George’s Day

I grew up in Spain, where – perhaps surprisingly – St George’s Day is a pretty big deal. All the towns in the country that are named after some variation of St George have local festivities. It’s known locally as The Day of the Book, because it comes the day after the death of national treasure Miguel de Cervantes, and the same day of the death of the world’s most overrated writer of all time: William Shakespeare. Anything which encourages more people to read more books is fine, but I’d much rather we celebrated this day on the basis of authors people actually relate to: Why not JK Rowling’s birthday? Or the anniversary of the publication of The Da Vinci Code? I’d personally push for something Judy Blume-related because I can tell you that Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret had a much better chance of encouraging my preteen contemporaries to get into literature than Don Quixote or the brand of overblown, thinly veiled Greek … [Read more...] about Of all the things we could celebrate, St George’s Day is the worst possible choice